I'm going casual. When I went to the meet in greet in April, everyone was in jeans and a nice top. NESL is a really chill laid back atmosphere from what I gather, but i don't think you can go wrong with business casual and since wed's orientation is so short, it won't be so bad.

I'm glad someone else here is in D1! What's up with civil pro and the "special" assignment for select students?

I applied last year (2004-2005), went complete on 12/17, and didn't hear anything until a rejection email on April 22, which I've pasted below. My girlfriend is applying this year -- she went complete on 12/27 and still hasn't heard anything.

We know that deposit deadlines for many schools are quickly approaching. In the interest of time, we wanted to provide you with your decision by e-mail. We regret that we are unable to offer you admission for the fall of 2005.

We received almost 4,000 applications for an entering class of 185 students. Given this ratio, many highly-qualified applicants have to be turned away. The faculty, all of whom read admissions files, work hard to reach these difficult decisions as fairly as possible, knowing the outcome will inevitably prove disappointing to many people.

We appreciate your interest in Yale Law School and extend to you our best wishes for the future.

I applied last year and didn't get into any of my top choices. I re-took the LSAT, went up 10 points, re-applied with the same two letters from last year plus one new one and got into my top choices.

Bottom line is that the old letters should be just fine, although most schools would like to get one new one. Most schools retain files from the last few cycles so you don't need to re-submit old letters, but a few don't -- make sure you ask at each school you're re-applying to.